{"id":25593,"date":"2018-03-21T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25593"},"modified":"2018-03-21T13:04:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T18:04:24","slug":"8th-annual-young-womens-leadership-symposium-to-be-held-at-apsu-march-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/03\/21\/8th-annual-young-womens-leadership-symposium-to-be-held-at-apsu-march-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Annual Young Women\u2019s Leadership Symposium to be held at APSU, March 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Have you ever heard of Rosalind Franklin? In the early 1950s, the English chemist, working at King\u2019s College London, produced an X-ray image that led scientists to finally identify the structure of DNA.<\/p>\n

Nearly 10 years later, the famed Cambridge scientists James Watson and Francis Crick\u2014not Franklin\u2014were awarded the Nobel Prize for determining that structure.<\/p>\n

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Today, during the era of #MeToo, more people are wondering why only two percent of women were awarded a Nobel Prize in the 20th Century.<\/p>\n

On March 23rd, Austin Peay State University will continue this important conversation on empowerment when it hosts the Eighth Annual Young Women\u2019s Leadership Symposium. The event, which is free for individuals between the ages of 16-24, will be from 8:30am-1:30pm in the APSU Morgan University Center Ballroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe symposium is about building young women\u2019s self-confidence, and this year\u2019s theme is, \u2018She believed she could and so she did,\u2019\u201d said Dr. Marsha Lyle-Gonga, symposium organizer and APSU political science professor.<\/p>\n

The day will feature several sessions led by APSU faculty and staff and local business leaders, with the goal of empowering young women as they prepare for the 21st century workforce. Some session topics include \u201cFinancial Literacy and Strategies to End the Gender Wage Gap,\u201d \u201cDue Process and #MeToo\u201d and \u201cYour Nobel Prize is in the Mail: Women in Science.\u201d<\/p>\n

The symposium will end with a lunch, free to attendees, cosponsored by the APSU Reagan Giving Circle and The Network. During the luncheon, Jill Bartee Ayers, circuit court judge, will deliver the event\u2019s keynote speech.<\/p>\n

For information on the symposium, such as a list of sessions, or to register, visit www.apsu.edu\/polysci\/young-womens-leadership-symposium-registration-form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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